Chelsea Celebrates Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos is cultural celebration with deep roots in Latin America. In this annual event in Chelsea we celebrate the passage of life and death. It’s become a celebration with no borders.…
Month: October 2022
Planning Bd. gives approvals for TND Cottage St. project
The Neighborhood Developers (TND) passed a major hurdle in its efforts to get an affordable rental development built at 170 Cottage St. at last week’s Planning Board meeting. The board unanimously approved the major site plan review for the 66-unit…
EPA gives final permits for storage facilities
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) has issued five final permits under the Clean Water Act for bulk petroleum storage facilities located along Chelsea River (also known as Chelsea Creek). The reissued permits direct the facilities to take actions limiting…
McGovern participates in a conference at EBNHC
On Monday, October 3, Representative Jim McGovern, Congressman for the 2nd District of Massachusetts, visited East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) to hear about food insecurity needs reflected in the 2022 Boston’s Community Health Needs Assessment and to learn more about how…
DiDomenico, an Anti-Hunger Champion, invited to White House Conference
On September 28, Senator DiDomenico was invited to the first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years. During the summit, President Biden announced an ambitious goal of eliminating hunger and tackling diet-related and preventable diseases in…
Sundays aren’t fun anymore
Some years back, amid the Patriots’ long string of success, we wrote that New England fans should enjoy the ride, because it inevitably would come to an end. We’ve been Pats’ fans since the 1960s, so unlike younger fans, we’ve…
Take a forest bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath” in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its meaning literally. But the article was not about physically bathing in the woods. Rather, it pointed out that there have…
Guest Op-Ed: The consequences of sea level rise are ominous for Boston
BY John Vitagliano Hurricane’s Ida’s devastating impacts on Florida’s seacoast communities provide a stark warning to Boston which is similarly vulnerable to the combined impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which is universally predicted as inevitable. Sea level…
CHS Roundup
Herman Esquivel Paces CHS Football Team to 36-24 Victory over East Boston Herman Esquivel turned in one of the greatest individual performances in Chelsea High football history to lead the Red Devils to a 36-24 victory over the East Boston…
Obituaries 10-06-2022
Stephen L. Condon April 1, 1964 – September 23, 2022 Stephen L. Condon passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 23. He was 58 years of age. Born and raised in Chelsea, he was the beloved son of Thelma (Yetman) Condon…